Mattress



A. BERNSTEIN.

MATTRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, I918.

Patented Oct, 18, 1921..

ATTO RN EY.

, UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM BERNSTEIN,- OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

MATTRESS.

Application filed March 4, 1918. Serial No. 220,221.

of which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

a My invention relates to mattresses, and

particularly to mattresses in which provision is made for renovation andsanitation. Mattresses, especially when used by children or persons inpoor health, require, in order to ice-maintained in perfect sanitarycondition, to be frequently renovated, and to accomplish'tliiseffectively the filling, whether of cotton, felt, hair, or othersuitable material, should be removed from the cover or casing, and bothparts separately renovated and exposed to the light and air. Toaccomplish this, in the case of the ordinary tufted mattresses, is amatter of great difficulty and delay, and consequently this highlynecessary function is either entirely neglected or only partially,'andtherefore ineli'ectually, performed. he provision of a mattress, inwhich the filling being inserted in sections, may be speedily removedwith a minimum of labor is the chief object of my invention. A furtherobject of my invention is the provision of a mattress having a casingwhich presents only smooth surfaces to the outside, thus avoiding the.usual recesses for the accumulation of dust and vermin found in theordinary tufted mattresses.

Other objects of my invention will appear from the following detaileddescription thereof. v

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is-a perspective of a mattress constructed in accordance withmy invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective of one of the filling sections or strips.

The numeral 1 -indicates the casing of my new mattress. The said casingis, made of ordinary drill or other suitable fabric, and is, whenfilled, of generally rectangular shape, as shown. Partition strips 2, ofthe same material, are sewed at intervals between the upper and lowersurface walls 3 and 4. The wall 4 is extended at the ends to provideflaps 5 and 6 to close the ends when the mattress has been filled; thesaid flaps being either stitched to the wall 3 or laced thereto as maybe'preferable.

The filling for my new mattress consists of strips of cotton, felt, orother suitable Specification of Letters Patent. I Patenfed 0 1;. 181921.

material 7, illustrated in Fig. 2. The strips 7 are provided each witha'longitudinal line of stitching 8, centrall located between the sidesof the strip. he thread, or cord, used 1n the stitching, extends beyondthe ends of the strip 7, to provide grips 9 and 10, to be used in theinsertion and removal of the strip or section, into or from the casing1; The strips or sections 7 are inserted 'into the divisions of thecasing 1 between the partitions 2 so that the unstitched surfaces of thesections are adjacent the upper and lower walls '3 and 4 of said casing,as illustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings.

From the foregoing description, the na-' .ture and value of my newmattress will be apparent. When the sections 7 have been inserted in thecasing 1, the walls 3 and 4;

of said casing present smooth surfaces. In order to renovate themattress it' is only necessary to remove the sections 7 by means of oneof-the end grips 9 or 10. Both casingand filling strips may then bethoroughly cleaned and renovated, after which it is a matter of greatsimplicity again to assemble the casing and strips and to close the endflaps 5 and 6, when the mattress is again ready for use. Should eithercasing or one or more of the filling strips become so fouled as to be nolonger fit for use the ruined part or parts may be replaced by new partsand a virtually new mattress obtained at a cost greatly less than the'original cost of the mattress.

As will be seen,,furthermore, a mattress constructed in acordance withthe above description, may be conveniently rolled for transportationinto much smaller dimensions Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Let- 'ters Patent is:

In a mattress in combination with a cas- -5 ing having a series ofpartitions dividing 1 said casing into compartments, of a series ofresilient filling strips arranged to fit into said compartments, and alongitudinal line of stitching in each of said strips, independent ofsaid casing, the ends of said 10 stitching extending beyond the ends ofthe ABRAHAM BERNsTEiN.

